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Young Richard Kim
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The University of Michigan Press
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August 2015
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The University of Michigan Press
Published
August 2015
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Epiphanius of Cyprus offers the first complete biography in English of Epiphanius, lead bishop of Cyprus in the late fourth century CE and author of the Panarion, a massive encyclopedia of heresies. Imagining himself a defender of orthodoxy, he became an active heresy-hunter, involving himself in the most significant theological and ecclesiastical debates of his day. Young Richard Kim studies the bishop as a historical person and a self-constructed persona, as mediated within the pages of the Panarion. Kim's "micro-readings" of the Panarion present a close look at autobiographical anecdotes, situated in historical contexts, that profoundly shaped both Epiphanius' character and how he wanted his readers to perceive him. "Macro-readings" examine portions of the Panarion that reflected how Epiphanius imagined his world, characterized by an orthodoxy that had existed since Creation and was preserved through the generations. In the final chapter, Kim considers Epiphanius' life after the publication of the Panarion and how he spent years "living" the pages of his heresiology.
Kim brings a more balanced perspective to a controversial figure, recognizing shortcomings but also understanding them in light of Epiphanius' own world. The bishop appears not as a buffoon, but as someone who knew how to use the power of the rhetoric of orthodoxy to augment his own authority. Quintessentially late antique, he embodied the contentious transition from the classical past to the medieval and Byzantine worlds. This book will be of broad interest to students and scholars of ancient history, classics, and religious studies.
Author
Young Richard Kim
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press
Published
August 2015
Weight
591g
Page Count
320
Dimensions
15 x 23.2 x 3.4 cm
ISBN
9780472119547
ISBN-10
0472119540
Eden Code
4365508
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Author/Creator: Young Richard Kim
ISBN: 9780472119547
Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
Release Date: August 2015
Weight: 591g
Dimensions: 15 x 23.2 x 3.4 cm
Eden Code: 4365508